A pedestrian was fatally struck early Monday by a Metrolink commuter train in Northridge, according to officials. The person was hit in a “non-pedestrian area” on the tracks…
Read more Pedestrian fatally struck by Metrolink train in NorthridgeCNN — US federal officials are putting millions of dollars into fixing dangerous intersections where trains and cars meet. The $570 million in infrastructure spending to replace, improve…
Read more Transportation Department announces funding to improve dozens of train-car intersections | CNN PoliticsCNN — High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey times, but more importantly, it’s…
Read more High speed trains are racing across the world. But not in America | CNNCNN — The train cars that derailed near a village in central Maine Saturday and caused a large fire were not carrying hazardous materials, officials said, adding there…
Read more Train derails and causes forest fire in Rockwood, Maine but officials say no hazardous materials involved | CNNCNN — A Norfolk Southern conductor was killed Tuesday after being struck by a dump truck at a facility in Ohio, prompting a National Transportation Safety Board investigation…
Read more NTSB investigating Norfolk Southern’s safety culture after conductor is killed in accident involving dump truck in Ohio | CNNCNN — As federal investigators visit the site of another Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio, the company vowed new safety measures in response to its toxic train…
Read more Norfolk Southern announces new safety measures after East Palestine disaster as NTSB probes another Ohio train derailment | CNNNew York CNN — The nation’s major freight railroads have long desired to have only one crew member, a lone engineer, in the cab of their locomotives. And…
Read more Despite toxic disaster, railroads still want single-person crews | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — Union Pacific shares jumped 10% in premarket trading Monday after the railroad company announced CEO Lance Fritz will leave the company by year-end, following…
Read more Union Pacific CEO to leave after push from activist shareholder | CNN BusinessEditor’s Note: Watch East Palestine, Ohio, residents pose questions to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and EPA Administrator Michael Regan. “A CNN Town Hall:…
Read more East Palestine derailment spurs rare signs of bipartisan agreement on rail safety. Will Washington act? | CNN PoliticsNew York CNN — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw pledged Tuesday the freight railroad will spend $6.5 million to help those affected by the release of toxic chemicals…
Read more Norfolk Southern is paying $6.5 million to derailment victims. Meanwhile, it’s shelling out $7.5 billion for shareholders | CNN BusinessEast Palestine, Ohio CNN — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw defended his company’s actions since the disaster caused by the derailment of one of its trains in East…
Read more Norfolk Southern CEO defends railroad’s response to Ohio derailment | CNN BusinessCNN — The US Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Norfolk Southern to handle and pay for all necessary cleanup after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East…
Read more Ohio governor drinks the tap water as the EPA demands Norfolk Southern manage all cleanup of a toxic train wreck — or face consequences | CNNA version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Washington CNN — On the eve…
Read more A freight train derailment in Ohio puts US infrastructure back in a bruising spotlight | CNN PoliticsWashington CNN — Long-needed improvements are coming to train travel along the nation’s busy Northeast Corridor, thanks in part to the federal infrastructure funding package that President Joe…
Read more Century-old train tunnels in Baltimore and New York to get funding from Biden’s infrastructure law | CNN PoliticsNew York CNN — Railroad workers could get the paid sick days that were at the heart of their threat to go on strike – if the Biden…
Read more Railroad workers hopeful Biden will act to give workers paid sick time | CNN BusinessCNN — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is “confident” a rail strike will be avoided while meeting with the top four congressional leaders, though any one senator…
Read more Biden ‘confident’ rail strike will be avoided though congressional hurdles loom | CNN PoliticsPress Release – Nov 28, 2022 14:30 EST BARSTOW, Calif., November 28, 2022 (Newswire.com) – On the heels of the recent BNSF Railway announcement to develop the largest…
Read more City of Barstow Readies for Replacement of Historic Bridge Amid Plans for Major Railway Hub DevelopmentA North-South rail superhighway may make Iowa “Roll-Over” Country BNSF A $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific and the Kansas Southern Railways is roiling Iowa’s hotly contested U.S.…
Read more Railway Superhighway Supercharges Iowa Senate Race Between Mike Franken And Chuck GrassleyNew York CNN Business — A union of railroad track maintenance workers has rejected a tentative agreement with the nation’s freight carriers, renewing the threat that there could…
Read more The threat of a freight railroad strike is back — but not until next month | CNN Business
